CANTO 42 what if my words

What if my words were touched with electronic fire

so the song could give vent to what it knows

what if these words burned away desire

let the song give vent to what it knows

as the stakes get higher and the world’s on fire

yet the muddy river flows ah it flows

what if cross-legged another fire flowed up my spine

so the calyx of the lotus opened

and the fleece-lined pockets emptied

and the stars could get their bearings

and the great moon trudge down the highway

to witness all the truckers in pain,

to reach the place where emptiness flows

open my eyes open my ears open my mouth

and I latched my door

and it triggered this beat

and I can’t stop thinking

and I lost my bearings

down the moonlit street

and I can’t stop hoping

I went down to the store

I got tripping feet

and I can’t stop singing

yet the muddy river flows

ah it flows

open my eyes open my ears open my mouth

to reach the place where emptiness flows

the place where emptiness flows

the place where emptiness